#97404
oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales shedded
Archer oats baled in November 2025 and stacked 8 high in secure shed. Bales weighed 500kg over the bridge Rain damage in windrow has caused darkening and yellowing. A few high moisture readings. Average moisture reading 15.3%.
Summary
Visual grade: FS C
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Archer
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.74
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.24
Protein (%)
9.8
ME (MJ / kg)
8.27
Moisture (%)
6.8
Visual Grade
FS C
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
78 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Documents
Visual
Archer oats baled in November 2025 and stacked 8 high in secure shed. Bales weighed 500kg over the bridge Rain damage in windrow has caused darkening and yellowing. A few high moisture readings. Average moisture reading 15.3%.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Archer
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
130
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Volume in Tonnes
78
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Secure storage
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
15.3
Moisture High (%)
26.5
Moisture Comment
A few high readings
Moisture Low (%)
12.2
Number of Tests
52
# Tests >18%
6
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Ryegrass possible
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Water marking leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
35
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
Rain on windrow
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
12-Nov-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE5 - >50% sun bleached & mottled colours, stained green leaf
Colour Comment
Some yellow stems
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Aroma Comment
Normal to bland hay smell
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
01/09/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (97404-NIRD-2)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
8.27
Relative Feed Value
70
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
7.76
Relative Forage Quality
89
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
13.6
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
1.5
% Crude Fat
2
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.06
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
1.89
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
3.81
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.19
Crude Protein (CP)
9.8
% Available Protein
8.6
Soluble Protein
4
Degradable Protein
7
% ADICP
1.2
% NDICP
2.7
Soluble Protein % of CP
41
Degradable Protein % of CP
70
Est. Lysine
0.34888
Est. Methionine
0.18326
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
70.6
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
45.9
aNDFom
68.9
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
3.8
% TDN
55
% Starch
1.4
% Lignin
5.9
% Moisture
6.8
% Dry Matter
93.2
% Ash
6.6
uNDFom 30hr
40.9
uNDFom 120hr
23.4
uNDFom 240hr
21.9
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
35
Potassium (K)
2.35
Calcium (Ca)
0.42
Magnesium (Mg)
0.21
Phosphorus (P)
0.29
Sulfur (S)
0.18
Chloride (Cl)
0.99
Total Fatty Acids
0.77
C18:1 Oleic
0.05
C18:2 Linoleic
0.12
C18:3 Linolenic
0.18
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